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My daughter froze to death because my husband thought I kidnapped his bastards.
He tied her upside down to a utility pole. In the middle of a blizzard. And left her there all night.
By the time I reached her, her tiny lips were blue, her lashes covered in frost, and her arms hung limp like a broken doll.
I screamed her name–once, twice–but Kiara didn’t answer. My baby
didn’t even flinch.
I fell to my knees, clutching her frozen body, barely breathing as I whispered, “Colsen, she’s your daughter too. How could you do this to her?”
“She’s my child,” he snarled, “just like Rafael and Brian. If you hate me, fine–but why punish innocent kids? Where did you hide them, Elsie?!”
My throat tightened. I didn’t know how to respond–because nothing I
said would matter.
So he did worse.
He ordered someone to throw my already unconscious daughter into a
frozen lake.
I dragged her out with trembling hands, screaming until my voice cracked. But Kiara never woke up.
At the hospital, the doctor shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do. Her organs have shut down. It’s too late.”
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She had just turned seven yesterday.
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And now she was gone. Not because of illness. Not because of fate. But because I married a man who thought his mistresses‘ children were worth more than our own.
I took her lifeless body to the funeral home that night, then wandered back to the house to fetch her favorite doll.
But the moment I opened the door, I heard laughter.
There they were–Colsen’s “missing” sons–playing happily in the living
room.
And Colsen?
He was on the couch with her, arms wrapped around the woman who helped ruin everything.
My head started spinning at the sight. My mind went completely blank.
When Colsen noticed me, the grin on his face disappeared. “Oh, you’re back?” he said flatly.
He gave me a cold glance and added, “Looks like the punishment worked. You must’ve been scared enough to return Rafael and Brian in the middle of the night. Since they’re both fine, and Astrid is kind–hearted, I’ll let this whole thing go.”
I didn’t respond. He narrowed his eyes and said with a chill in his voice, “To keep the boys from going missing again, I’ll be keeping them close from now on. Starting today, Astrid and her two sons will be living here too. You’d better drop whatever wicked ideas you’ve got and learn to get along.”
Get along? What a joke.
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Kiara had just passed away, and he expected me to live under the same roof as his illegitimate twins, like nothing had happened.
I clenched my fists, but my throat was too dry to speak.
Seeing I was silent, he frowned and asked, “Where’s Kiara? What did you do with her? I shouldn’t have tied her up like that, but you left me no choice. If you hadn’t hidden my two sons, I wouldn’t have gone that far. Kiara’s always been a smart kid. I’m sure she’ll understand.”
Understand?
But he had no idea that the sweet, gentle child who never gave him trouble was dead because of him. Killed by his own hands. Just thinking of Kiara made my chest feel like it was being torn apart.
I looked at those two boys laughing on the slide, and fury exploded inside me. If it weren’t for them, my daughter would still be alive!
In a sudden rage, I lunged forward and grabbed both boys by the neck with all the strength I had.
“Elsie Flynn! What are you doing?!” Colsen rushed over and yanked me back violently, throwing me to the floor.
“I thought you had changed, but you’re still so cruel and full of hate! What did these boys ever do to deserve this from you?!”
Astrid quickly wrapped her arms around the crying children and burst into tears. “Elsie, it’s all my fault. If you’re angry, be mad at me. Please, just don’t hurt them anymore…”
“Colsen stared at me with a cold expression, his gaze sharp and cold.
“Elsie, Astrid has always been kind and never tried to take anything from you. Why can’t you just accept her?”
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My eyes burned with tears, and my heart felt like it was being torn apart. “Colsen… do you even know… do you have any idea what you did to Kiara…”
Before I could finish, I suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.
The sorrow overwhelmed me, and I collapsed unconscious.
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